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This report does not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the U.S. government, State of California, or the Mineta Transportation Institute, who assume no liability Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ph.D. for the contents or use thereof. This report does not constitute a standard specification, design standard, or regulation. National Transportation Finance Center REPORT 12-44 CHANGES IN TRANSIT USE AND SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED CHANGES IN DRIVING NEAR A NEW LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE Hilary Nixon, PhD Marlon Boarnet, PhD Doug Houston, PhD Steven Spears, PhD Jeongwoo Lee, PhD May 2015 A publication of Mineta Transportation Institute Created by Congress in 1991 College of Business San José State University San José, CA 95192-0219 TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. CA-MTI-1108 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Changes in Transit Use and Service and Associated Changes in Driving Near a May 2015 New Light Rail Transit Line 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Authors 8. Performing Organization Report Hilary Nixon, PhD, Marlon Boarnet, PhD, Doug Houston, PhD, MTI Report 12-44 Steven Spears, PhD, and Jeongwoo Lee, PhD 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. Mineta Transportation Institute College of Business 11. Contract or Grant No. San José State University DTRT12-G-UTC21 San José, CA 95192-0219 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered California Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Final Report Office of Research—MS42 Office of the Assistant Secretary for P.O. Box 942873 Research and Technology (OST-R), 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Sacramento, CA 94273-0001 University Transportation